Of the Hiftorie of Plants. 
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i Cucumis vulgaris. 
Common Cucumber. 
'4 Cucumii ex Hijpanicafmitie natusl 
SpanillkC ucumber. 
2 Cucumis Anguina. 
Adders Cucumber. 
2 There be alfo certaine long cucumbers, 
which were firft made(as is faid)by art and ma- 
nuring, which Natureafterwards did preferue : 
for at the firft,when as the fruit is very little, it 
is put into fome hollow cane, or other thing 
made of purpofe, in which the cucumber grow- 
eth very long, by reafon of that narrow hollow- 
neffe, which being filled vp, the cucumber en- 
creafeth in length. The feeds of thiskinde of 
cucumber being fowne bringeth forth not fuch 
as were before, but fuch as art hath framed 
which of their own growth are found long, and 
oftentimes very crookedly turned :and there- 
upon they haue beene called Anguini , or long 
Cucumbers. 
3 The peare fafhioned Cucumber hath 
many trailing branches lying flat vpon the 
ground, rough and prickly - whereon doe (hand 
at each ioynt one rough leafe, lharpe pointed, 
and of an ouerworn green co!our 5 among which 
come forth clafping tendrels , and alfo Sender 
foot-ffalks, whereon do grow yellow Ifarre-like. 
floures. The fruit Succeeds, fhaped like a peare, 
as big as a great Warden. The root is threddy. 
4 There hath bin not long fincc fentout of 
Spain fome feeds of a rare & beautiful cucum- 
ber, into Strausburgacityin Germany, which 
there brought forth long trailing branches, 
rough & hairy, fet with very large rough leaues 
fharp pointed, fafhioned like vnto the leaues of 
